R. Muncy: Hot

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Label
New Focus Recordings
Release Date
October 29, 2013
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      DONATONI APERGHIS BALTER CZ
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ensemble Dal Niente
    • PERFORMER
      Muncy, Chase, Sirota, Melsky
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 29, 2013
    • UPC
      616892153443
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FCR130
    • LABEL
      New Focus Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. Rasch (version for saxophone and viola)

      Composer: Georges Aperghis

      Performer: Ryan Muncy, Nadia Sirota

    2. Refrain from Riffing

      Composer: Anthony Cheung

      Performer: Ryan Muncy, Ben Melsky

    3. Asphyxia

      Composer: Aaron Cassidy

      Performer: Ryan Muncy

    4. Strohbass

      Composer: Marcos Balter

      Performer: Claire Chase, Ryan Muncy

    5. The last leaf (version for sopranino saxophone)

      Composer: Chaya Czernowin

      Performer: Ryan Muncy

    6. Hot

      Composer: Franco Donatoni

      Ensemble: Ensemble Dal Niente

      Performer: Ryan Muncy

      Conductor: Michael Lewanski


Saxophonist Ryan Muncy releases a recording highlighting the increasingly important and vibrant role of his instrument in today's avant-garde repertoire. Featuring performances of works by Donatoni, Aperghis and Czernowin, with such notable performers as flutist Claire Chase and violist Nadia Sirota, this CD engages with and breaks through the saxophones previous limited associations, pointing the way to a new arena of exploration for the instrument.